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Page 12
... Asylum , said he was satisfied that the prisoner laboured under a de- lusion of mind ; the prisoner's grandmother and sister had been under his care , the latter for en- tertaining a similar delusion , namely , that of de- stroying ...
... Asylum , said he was satisfied that the prisoner laboured under a de- lusion of mind ; the prisoner's grandmother and sister had been under his care , the latter for en- tertaining a similar delusion , namely , that of de- stroying ...
Page 13
... without intending any crime , but in the furtherance of some vague or insane object . Dr. Conolly tells of a gentleman , an officer in the Engineers , who , confined in a private asylum near London , had for INTRODUCTION . 13.
... without intending any crime , but in the furtherance of some vague or insane object . Dr. Conolly tells of a gentleman , an officer in the Engineers , who , confined in a private asylum near London , had for INTRODUCTION . 13.
Page 14
... asylum in the night , and much wonder was excited , when it was found that he had managed to saw in two one of the iron bars by which the window of his room had been , it was supposed , securely guarded ; no one , not even the policeman ...
... asylum in the night , and much wonder was excited , when it was found that he had managed to saw in two one of the iron bars by which the window of his room had been , it was supposed , securely guarded ; no one , not even the policeman ...
Page 40
... into the English county lunatic asylums , during five years , were at the rate of 30 per cent .; so that we shall probably not over - estimate , if we calculate with Thurnham , the proportion of the relapses as 40 PUNISHMENT IN REFERENCE ...
... into the English county lunatic asylums , during five years , were at the rate of 30 per cent .; so that we shall probably not over - estimate , if we calculate with Thurnham , the proportion of the relapses as 40 PUNISHMENT IN REFERENCE ...
Page 66
... asylums , pray- ing to be protected against their own impulses , which are perhaps tempting them to throw them- selves out of windows , cut their own throats , or maim or injure others ; far from betraying any wish to obey the impulse ...
... asylums , pray- ing to be protected against their own impulses , which are perhaps tempting them to throw them- selves out of windows , cut their own throats , or maim or injure others ; far from betraying any wish to obey the impulse ...
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